Swaps
Swaps between UK banks and foreign firms climb in Q2
Total value of derivatives assets and liabilities with overseas lenders hits £2.09 trillion
Cleared swaps surge $6.6trn at US G-Sibs in Q2
Cleared swaps accounted for 54% of G-Sib notionals in Q2
Dealers dip toe into Sonia swaptions market
NatWest and HSBC print trades, Barclays offers prices
IBA mulls RFQ data and Sonia spinoff to bolster swap rate
Benchmark administrator consults on plan to reduce non-publication and prepare for transition to RFRs
Most active CDS users get biggest savings – research
CFTC economists see benefits to having many counterparties since move to Sef trading
UK banks added OTC notionals in 2018 as EU peers cut back
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Standard Chartered increased notionals by almost €15 trillion
Derivatives up $4.9trn at HSBC in H1
Swollen portfolio could push bank into higher G-Sib surcharge bucket
Connectivity – Standards set to enhance collateral management
Regulatory changes in the over-the-counter derivatives space have seen firms scrambling to find solutions that will ensure they are prepared to manage the transition. As ever-larger transaction volumes place higher demands on firms’ transaction…
Basis swaps spike amid US rates chatter
Budgetary wrangling and talk of Fed cuts spark Libor-OIS basis shift
Sterling RFR group urges Eiopa to end mismatch on rates
In letter, group points to discrepancy in requirement to use Libor-linked rates as Libor fades out
Swaptions face valuation hit on discounting switch
Move to new reference rates could hurt some swaptions holders, while others enjoy “windfall gain”
Hong Kong seeks European equivalence for Hibor and Honia
For the territory’s crucial renminbi fixings, however, no path to approval has yet been decided
Resented elsewhere, Mifid finds love at Esma
Huge cache of data helped Esma spot market abuse and inform policy, head of market data policy says
US parries EU jab on CCP oversight
CFTC’s Pan questions Esma’s “very complex” test; EC’s Pearson calls it “more intelligent” than US’s
A helping hand – Addressing industry concerns
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s final revisions to the FRTB guidelines aim to address industry concerns around complexity and capital implications. A forum of industry leaders discusses whether the changes have been effective and how banks…
Turning the IMA into a competitive advantage
Following the clarification of the FRTB rules in January 2019, financial institutions are now working towards a 2022 implementation deadline, finalising how their trading books will operate under this demanding regulation. Eoin Ó Ceallacháin, head of…
Eurozone G-Sibs’ swaps notionals fall €9.6trn in 2018
Deutsche Bank’s portfolio shrinks 16% year-on-year
FCA: loan market shouldn’t wait for forward rates
Development of new term benchmarks is no excuse to delay transition, says Schooling Latter
UK G-Sibs add $11trn of OTC notionals in 2018
HSBC added the most derivatives notionals in dollar terms, increasing outstandings by 26%
Ahead of the curve: how traders profited from Libor fallbacks
Market second-guesses spread for new risk-free rate, spicing up Libor-Sonia basis market
Giancarlo bows out with regulatory deference
Move comes amid row between US and European policymakers over cross-border CCP regulation